Aristotle's Unities

Wow. I am reading some very good responses to the various historical and philosophical concepts posted. Good job, people.

Check out what ole' Aristotle had to say about his "Unities" theory. Apply this theory to either 1984, A Portrait, or The Woman Warrior.

While you were eating those yummy enchiladas,

you might have failed to write this down and/or heard my direction...

Due: DEC 1... 1984 and The Portrait of A Artist As A Young Man reading is due, as are the five-page essays for each...

You must read both novels over the break. Then, you must write two well-written essays on 1984 and A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man. Consider theme and philosophy.

Each essay must be FIVE full pages. These will take the place of the usual Book Analysis. You must you short in-text citation where necesssary. Remember to conjugate all verbs to present tense.

Introduction:

Must be 7-10 sentences in length. You must introduce, then define all relevant terms before presenting your thesis. Your thesis must contain a strong, persuasive argument. AS IN COLLEGE, YOU WILL DECIDE ON THE TOPIC your thesis statement is based on...

Choosing a Topic:

I presented you many areas of research for either novel. AS you sift through these concepts, while reading the novels, ideas that interest you should begin to bubble up. Think. Be patient. The research, in conjunction with the reading, once again, will stir in you some idea.

Pursue this idea. It will become your topic.

From your topic, you will then generate your thesis. THIS IS HOW COLLEGE WORKS.

Conclusion:

Do not repeat your thesis. Rather, show the reader how you have proven your thesis.

Again, this should take from 7-10 sentences.

Peace,
Whyte

While you were eating those yummy enchiladas,

you might have failed to write this down and/or heard my direction...

Due: DEC 1... 1984 and The Portrait of A Artist As A Young Man and a five-page essay for each...

You must read both novels over the break. Then, you must write two well-written essays on 1984 and A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man. Consider theme and philosophy.

Each essay must be FIVE full pages. These will take the place of the usual Book Analysis. You must you short in-text citation where necesssary. Remember to conjugate all verbs to present tense.

Introduction:

Must be 7-10 sentences in length. You must introduce, then define all relevant terms before presenting your thesis. Your thesis must contain a strong, persuasive argument. AS IN COLLEGE, YOU WILL DECIDE ON THE TOPIC your thesis statement is based on...

Choosing a Topic:

I presented you many areas of research for either novel. AS you sift through these concepts, while reading the novels, ideas that interest you should begin to bubble up. Think. Be patient. The research, in conjunction with the reading, once again, will stir in you some idea.

Pursue this idea. It will become your topic.

From your topic, you will then generate your thesis. THIS IS HOW COLLEGE WORKS.

Conclusion:

Do not repeat your thesis. Rather, show the reader how you have proven your thesis.

Again, this should take from 7-10 sentences.

Peace,
Whyte

George Orwell and The Spanish Civil War

Research George Orwell, his Homage to Catalonia and The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) in preparation for 1984. Although this novel might seem at first simple, it's actually quite multi-layered and complex, containing some pretty straight forward analysis on the human history...

St. Thomas Aquinas

Research the Aesthetic Arrest, Claritas and Natural Revelation in preparation for James Joyce. This is really heavy-hitting reading.

Romantic Philosophy

Influences on the Romantic movement...What exactly is Romanticism?
See Keats, Shelly, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Burns, and Blake to name just a few.

Joseph Campbell on Eternity

...the Axis Mundi. What is it to be "eternal"? Consider what J. Campbell, Professor of Comparative Mythologies at Sarah Lawrence has to say on the matter.

I suggest you also research what he has to say about the word "myth" and its FOUR functions.

How now, then, might you apply Campbell's work to Kingston and Yeats'?

In Peace,
Whyte

"Half a League, Half a League"...123, 123

Run a quick research on the Crimean War and Tennyson's more heroic version of a fantastical military blunder that occurred there. This battle has since been immortalized by literary canon: "The Charge of the Light Brigade".

Prepare to share in class tomorrow.

In Peace,
Whyte